Our Kogi truck experience
Two days before leaving LA to come back to our Toronto icebox (and even ice will freeze over itself in this -19 temperature…), it was finally good time for us to hunt* down the ever so famous Kogi Korean Taco Truck that’s been all the rage in ’09. We always had this snide feeling that it was a little too hyped, but we were, gladly, proven wrong.
(* hunting made easy these days w/ twitter status)
We drove to one of the trucks parked at the Miracle Mile, (S. Cloverdale and Wilshire) and waited in line with a bunch of hungry folks, taunted by the smell of Korean BBQ. It’s a good 20-25 minute wait until you get to order, then another 5-10 minute wait at the window, depending on your order… but, wow, I’d stand in line for longer to get those little tacos. It being California, there is, of course, a vegetarian option: tofu tacos, which are very tasty and, I’ll say, can stand up to its short-ribs counterpart.
Waiting in line:
The order window:
Here’s one to prove that dining is about good food and that’s all you need:
Eating in a parking lot of OfficeMax (or some similar big box retail, can’t remember exactly).
Tofu tacos and Korean short-ribs tacos
I look at this picture and can salivate all over again. MMM. Hat tip to Kogi for getting their sauces right.
Black Jack Quesadilla
Spicy pork, caramelized onion with Jack cheese (hence the name, presumably) w/ green sauce.
As pictured, we ended up eating from the hood of our car in the parking lot. Others who were in line with us also ate in their respective cars, then drove away after they were done. Very “LA”, but, hey, it works and no one is complaining.